diskusbooks Chapter 208: The Twists and Turns of the Hall Meeting (1)
Chapter 208: The Twists and Turns of the Hall Meeting (1)
After everyone discussed it for a while, Jiang Tiansheng spoke up, "It was me who assigned Anan and the others the mission back then, which led to them being tricked by Liang Kun on Ao Island. It can be said that I bear a significant responsibility for Anan and the others' current situation."
Jiang Tiansheng turned to Chen Haonan, who was sitting in the corner, and said, "Anan, it was my fault for trusting Liang Kun that caused you and your brothers to be expelled from our Hongxing. You brothers won't blame me, right?"
Chen Haonan stood up and said, "Mr. Jiang, this isn't your fault. It's that Liang Kun who's so audacious. We should blame Liang Kun, not you, Mr. Jiang."
Jiang Tiansheng smiled and said, "Anan, I hope you don't blame me!"
"I reached an agreement with Mr. Ho over ten days ago. When I reached the agreement, I was not yet the leader of Hung Hing. It was only on my own behalf that I reached the agreement with Mr. Ho.
I had originally thought that revoking the punishment the society had imposed on Anan and the others and restoring their status in the society would atone for my guilt towards them. Since Han Bin just said there was insufficient evidence, let's just forget about it.
Anan, when the hotel in Taipa opens, I will hand over the casino to you to run. This is my compensation to you brothers. I hope..."
Before Jiang Tiansheng could finish his words, the prince coughed lightly and said, "Mr. Jiang, let me interrupt.
What Han Bin said just now does make sense. The evidence is not enough to prove that Anan and his companions were framed. But we are not cops, we are just gangsters. Why bother talking about evidence? Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Anan and his companions were betrayed by Liang Kun.
Since we know there's something wrong, why bother with hard evidence? It's the cops who rely on evidence, not us short mules.
I agree to revoke the punishment imposed on Anan and his companions by the society and restore Anan's status. In view of Anan's contributions over the years, I propose that Anan be brought to court directly for execution."
As soon as the prince finished speaking, Fatty Li smiled and said, "Prince is right! The police are the ones who are responsible for the evidence, not us who make a living from the underworld. I also agree to revoke the punishment imposed by the society on Anan and others, and let Anan go to court directly to be punished with a red stick.
Brother Xiyan, Ma Wangjian, what do you two think? "
Seeing Fatty Li directly asking for their opinions, Ma Wangjian and Xiyan exchanged a glance and said in unison, "We also agree with the Crown Prince's suggestion. If you are wrong, you must admit it. If you are beaten, you must stand at attention. Since the punishment back then was wrong, you must admit it and not dwell on certain details."
Seeing people speaking one after another, a hint of pride flashed across Jiang Tiansheng's face, and he gave a look to Chen Yao beside him.
Chen Yao said, "Everyone, what Han Bin said just now makes sense, and what the prince said just now is not wrong either. For the sake of fairness, I think we should vote!"
"Those who support the prince's suggestion and agree to revoke the society's handling of Anan and the others, please raise your hands!"
As soon as Chen Yao finished speaking, the prince, Wuliang, Fatty Li, Chen Yao, Xiyan, Ma Wangjian, and Jiang Tiansheng all raised their hands. Seeing that there were already eight votes, Lu Yongqiang and Dafei glanced at each other and raised their hands simultaneously.
Seeing that Lu Yongqiang and Dafei both raised their hands, Thirteenth Sister hesitated for a moment and then raised her hand as well.
Seeing that Thirteenth Sister had raised her hand, Han Bin thought about it and raised his hand as well. Since Han Bin had raised his hand, Daozai Qing naturally raised his hand as well.
"Unanimous approval!" Chen Yao announced the result directly, then turned to Chen Haonan and the others and said, "Anan, congratulations! From now on, you will be the club's leader—the red stick of the gang. I hope you will continue to work hard and contribute to the club."
After Chen Yao finished speaking, Jiang Tiansheng smiled and said, "Anan, I originally wanted to put you in charge of the new casino on the Australian island to make up for your losses. But now, not only have you regained your previous status in the society, but you've also risen to a higher level and become the society's core member. It's no longer appropriate for me to put you in charge of the casino."
As he spoke, Jiang Tiansheng glanced at everyone in the room and continued, "Everyone, I have to thank you all for your support in allowing me to take over the position of leader of Hongxing again.
Now I don't need to compensate Anan and the others, so the new casino on Ao Island will be handed over to the society to operate, and it will be considered our society's property from now on."
As soon as Jiang Tiansheng finished speaking, people like the Prince, Xiyan, Ma Wangjian, and Fatty Li all smiled. Even Wuliang, who was seriously injured, grinned.
Everyone was indeed dissatisfied with Jiang Tiansheng's intention to overturn Chen Haonan's case, but the operating rights of a new casino on the Australian island were enough to calm everyone's dissatisfaction.
Even Lu Yongqiang felt that it was not a loss. As long as the new casino was managed well, as one of the leading figures of the Hongxing gang, Lu Yongqiang could get an extra tens of millions of yuan every year, which was no small amount of money.
After everyone was happy for a while, Chen Yao spoke again: "Everyone, Anan's status in the club is now a red stick, which makes him qualified to be the leader. I recommend Anan to be the leader of Causeway Bay. Do you agree?"
As soon as Chen Yao finished speaking, the whole place fell silent.
Causeway Bay is considered the most prosperous area of Hung Hing. Whoever can become the boss here will have great power and wealth.
Everyone had long anticipated that Jiang Tiansheng would set his sights on the Causeway Bay branch, but everyone speculated that Jiang Tiansheng would take advantage of the fact that Causeway Bay was temporarily ownerless and find a way to make the Causeway Bay branch his direct branch.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Tiansheng wanted more. He was indeed planning to take over the Causeway Bay branch, but he did not want to occupy the Causeway Bay branch himself. Instead, he wanted his confidants to occupy the Causeway Bay branch.
Chen Haonan was originally Jiang Tiansheng's confidant. Coupled with Jiang Tiansheng's actions today, Chen Haonan is likely to be completely devoted to Jiang Tiansheng in the future.
If Chen Haonan becomes the leader of Causeway Bay, it would be almost the same as Jiang Tiansheng occupying the Causeway Bay gang.
Hung Hing is going to set up its thirteenth main hall. Based on the current situation, the Tsuen Wan branch hall and the Sham Shui Po branch hall will both become main halls in the future.
Judging from everyone’s performance today, even if the prince is not Jiang Tiansheng’s man, I’m afraid the relationship between the two is quite good.
Fatty Li, the fence-sitter, must have defected to Jiang Tiansheng again.
Jiang Tiansheng saved Wuliang's life, so Wuliang might as well join Jiang Tiansheng.
Prince, Wuliang, Fatty Lai, plus Pretty Mom and Chen Yao, make up five people supporting Jiang Tiansheng. If Chen Haonan becomes the leader of Causeway Bay, then there will be six people supporting Jiang Tiansheng.
Among the thirteen main halls, according to the conditions agreed to by everyone on Jiang Tiansheng, one main hall is Jiang Tiansheng's direct branch. The leader of this branch must be Jiang Tiansheng's man. With one more person, there are seven people supporting Jiang Tiansheng.
There are thirteen leaders plus Chen Yao, plus Jiang Tiansheng's two votes, a total of sixteen votes. Seven people support Jiang Tiansheng, which is seven votes, plus Jiang Tiansheng's two votes, which is nine votes.
With this calculation, Jiang Tiansheng controls more than half of the votes. If Jiang Tiansheng's plan succeeds, everyone will be in big trouble.
Han Bin, Lu Yongqiang, Xiyan, Dafei, Shisanmei, Daoziqing, and Ma Wangjian all looked at each other. Xiyan said, "Ah Yao, let's not rush to choose the leader of the Causeway Bay Gang. When we went to the Netherlands to invite Mr. Jiang, we agreed to his terms. I think it's time to fulfill them."
As he spoke, Xiyan turned his gaze towards Jiang Tiansheng and continued, "Mr. Jiang, Hongxing now has eleven main halls. Which one do you want to become your direct branch?"
After Xiyan finished speaking, Jiang Tiansheng's expression changed slightly, and he glanced at Chen Yao.
Chen Yao stood up and said, "Brother Xiyan, what you mean is that among the current eleven main halls, Mr. Jiang can have any one he wants? Can you be the leader of the others? Why don't you ask for everyone's opinion?"
Without waiting for Xiyan's answer, Chen Yao asked directly, "Lao Li, if Mr. Jiang takes a fancy to your Beijiao Hall, would you be willing to give it up?"
Chen Yao had a good plan. He was going to play a double act with Fatty Li again.
But he wasn't the only smart guy. Before he could finish his words, Han Bin spoke up, "Why not? If Mr. Jiang really likes North Point, then North Point should be given to Mr. Jiang. Causeway Bay is ownerless right now, so Fatty Lai can take over Causeway Bay. Fatty Lai won't suffer any loss in this exchange."
After Han Bin finished speaking, Jiang Tiansheng's expression changed again, and he nodded at Chen Yao.
Chen Yao smiled and said, "Brother Bin, I was just joking. How could Mr. Jiang take away someone else's favor? Mr. Jiang wouldn't choose a hall that already has an owner. Besides, it would be too troublesome to switch it around. Right now, the Causeway Bay hall is ownerless, so it's just right for Mr. Jiang."
"Mr. Jiang, why don't you just choose the Causeway Bay branch as your direct branch? There's no need to go through so much trouble!"
After Chen Yao finished speaking, Jiang Tiansheng nodded and said, "Since Xiyan said he would fulfill his promise and let me choose a Tong to be my direct Tong, then I will choose the Causeway Bay Tong. Do you all agree?"
After Jiang Tiansheng finished speaking, even if Lu Yongqiang and the others were unhappy, they could not object now. Today's gang meeting was full of twists and turns, which completely disrupted everyone's previous plans. Now they had no choice but to let Jiang Tiansheng take over the fat piece of meat of the Causeway Bay gang.
Seeing that no one objected, Jiang Tiansheng said, "Since everyone has no objection, then from now on, the Causeway Bay branch will be my direct branch."
Jiang Tiansheng said to Chen Haonan, "Anan, I need to focus on handling all the big and small matters of the society. I don't have much energy to manage the Causeway Bay branch, so I'll ask you to help me manage it for the time being.
Anan, you won't let me down, right?"
After Jiang Tiansheng finished speaking, Han Bin glanced at Thirteenth Sister and gave her a look. Thirteenth Sister said, "Mr. Jiang, since you are so optimistic about Anan, why don't you just let Anan be the leader of Causeway Bay and help you manage the gang.
Also, you've done Anan a favor, and Anan is someone who will repay a favor. I think even if Anan becomes the boss of Causeway Bay, he will remain devoted to you and will never have second thoughts.
As soon as Thirteenth Sister finished speaking, Jiang Tiansheng's face turned a little ugly. As for Chen Haonan, Jiang Tiansheng had already made arrangements for him. In his plan, Chen Haonan would become the leader sooner or later, and there was no need for him to occupy the position of the leader of the direct gang.